Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver is a Belgian
village roughly 10 km east of Mechelen
. It is a part of Sint-Katelijne-Waver
. The village contains a neogothic
church and is situated not far from the main highway between Brussels
and Antwerp.
It is famous for the "wintertuin" ("winter garden") of the Ursulines Institute. It is almost never open to public visits, except on occasional open houses and group visits. The wintertuin is just one room in the Ursuline complex, initiated in 1841 and gradually expanding to fulfill its function as a boarding school and teacher training school. The identity of the architect of the wintertuin in 1900 has been lost in the passage of time, but its magnificent stained glass dome together with the interior decoration remains as a testament to the dazzling beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. All of the fixtures and furnishings of the wintertuin are original and have remained in superb condition. The other rooms of the Institute were created in different styles as was normal in interiors of the well-educated.
Belgium
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village roughly 10 km east of Mechelen
Mechelen
Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
. It is a part of Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Sint-Katelijne-Waver is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver proper. On January 1, 2006 Sint-Katelijne-Waver had a total population of 19,577...
. The village contains a neogothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
church and is situated not far from the main highway between Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
and Antwerp.
It is famous for the "wintertuin" ("winter garden") of the Ursulines Institute. It is almost never open to public visits, except on occasional open houses and group visits. The wintertuin is just one room in the Ursuline complex, initiated in 1841 and gradually expanding to fulfill its function as a boarding school and teacher training school. The identity of the architect of the wintertuin in 1900 has been lost in the passage of time, but its magnificent stained glass dome together with the interior decoration remains as a testament to the dazzling beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. All of the fixtures and furnishings of the wintertuin are original and have remained in superb condition. The other rooms of the Institute were created in different styles as was normal in interiors of the well-educated.